London – Russia launched a major attack on drones and missiles on Kiev early on Saturday, wounding six buildings and harmful throughout the city, as the next stage of the prisoner’s swap between Ukraine and Russia was determined today, where 390 people were already released and up to 1,000 prisoners will be released in the coming days.
Russia launched 14 ISKAnder-M/KN-23 and 250 drones, most of which are targeting KYIV. The Air Force in Ukraine said it had dropped six missiles and 245 drones.
At least 17 people were injured in Kiev, where residential buildings and infrastructure were damaged across many areas.
Elsewhere, the Russian bombing in the Jeresson region was killed during the past day and wounded 13, which led to the destruction of the critical and social infrastructure, along with three residential buildings and 12 private homes. The Russian forces also killed four and eight others in the Donetsk area on Friday.
In Russia, Ukrainian drones were attacked overnight, and on Saturday morning, three people were wounded and industrial sites in the areas of Leptsk and Tola. The Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that 94 drones were shot down on six areas.
Meanwhile, the defense intelligence in Ukraine (Hur) said that the Russian forces had carried out more than 150 Ukrainian soldiers since the beginning of the full invasion of Russia in February 2022, describing it as part of a deliberate campaign by the Moscow leadership.
Ukrainian President Folodimir Zellinski called for stronger sanctions against Russia, saying that Moscow’s goal is to prolong the war by rejecting the ceasefire proposals.
The stock exchange was prepared after the bilateral peace talks in Istanbul last week.
The prisoners of the Ukrainian war were seen after Mubadala, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in an unknown position in Ukraine, in the form of this statement that was issued on May 23, 2025.
Ukrainian presidential journalism service via Reuters
On Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that once the swap is completed, Russia will hand over a draft “determining the conditions for achieving a sustainable, long and comprehensive agreement,” according to Russian government media.
UNEROV Secretary of Defense Umerov said on Friday that Ukraine is committed to a ceasefire and called on the “first stage”.
“We have achieved 1000 for 1000,” he said.
Such exchanges occurred throughout Russia’s 3-year-old invasion of Russia, although the swap-as soon as they are completed-will be the largest so far. Prisoners ’exchanges are one of the few regions in which Moscow and Kiev managed to reach an agreement during the conflict.
